Headline Audio and Solid State Logic have announced that Headline Audio has been appointed as the exclusive distributor for SSL in the UK and Republic of Ireland. “We’re incredibly excited to be working with the team at Headline in the UK and Ireland and are convinced that they will represent our brand with enthusiasm, dedication, and a great understanding of the products,” said Jim Motley, Senior Vice President, International Sales at SSL. “The Directors of Headline have extensive experience with Solid State Logic and we very much look forward to continuing our working relationship with them.” Greg Niven, Managing Director…
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ETC will be returning to Olympia London for the 2024 edition of the PLASA Show. On stand B29, visitors will be able to explore the company’s latest lighting solutions and technologies, and receive advice from ETC specialists about upgrading their venue to LED. ETC’s stand will feature a systems corner with staff on hand to help answer any questions about upgrading to LED. Visitors are encouraged to bring details on their venue’s technical requirements to get tailored advice from ETC’s team. Whether it is advice on upgrading power and data infrastructure to support LED, how to phase transitions to get…
Blearred Milano dealt with Max Pezzali’s stadium tour lighting design, which saw the Claypaky’s Arolla Aqua take centre stage. Claypaky spoke to lighting designer Jordan Babev about the project. The 10-date tour was a nostalgic journey through time, uniting different generations with the taste and icons of the 1990s. The former 883 frontman performed over 30 songs, including timeless hits, rarities and his new single, released a few months ago after a four-year hiatus. The tour’s stage design’s visual elements created a nostalgic, celebratory atmosphere, highlighting the milestones of Pezzali’s career. Claypaky: How did you respond to Agora Rental’s proposal…
Production Futures has announced a collaboration with KitPlus Show. KitPlus Show is now an established event platform for helping to build new relationships and bring industry decision-makers together at exhibitor booths and through its seminar programme. KitPlus Show’s long-standing affiliation with colleges and universities aligns closely with the Production Futures mission, as Event Director Matt Snow explained: “We already work closely with further and higher education institutions across the UK, delivering paid training and unique hands-on experience for students and graduates in front of and behind the camera at our shows. By collaborating with Production Futures, who share our vision…
LightParts is celebrating surviving for 20 years in the entertainment lighting business. LightParts was founded in 2004 by Don Pugh and Robert Mokry as the worldwide support center for High End Systems’ legacy products like Intellabeam and Emulator. In 2018 LightParts introduced its line of metal halide lamps, then expanded into tungsten lamps like the discontinued Strand Leko lamp. Due to customer requests LightParts started selling new, manufacturer B stock and used gear, all with warranty. Robert Mokry of LightParts said, “We’d like to thank our customers, our fantastic staff,past and present, along our supplier partners for making LightParts a…
Rock in Rio Lisbon 2024 enlisted Woodroffe Bassett Design (WBD) for the lighting design of this year’s edition. WBD is no stranger to Rock in Rio, having been involved as the main lighting designers since the festival’s inception. The design team included Terry Cook, John Coman, and Aiden Bromley of WBD. The lighting team in Portugal consisted of Pixel Light as their main suppliers, with Ramiro Martins acting as the bridge between WBD, Pixel Light, and the incoming LDs; Martins also spearheaded the inclusion of Wysiwyg in the festival. “Using Wysiwyg was essential for us,” said Martins. “The software’s precision…
Tommex supplies leading Polish event production specialists I AM MUSIC with CODA Audio AiRAY. I AM MUSIC recently took the decision to make a significant investment in adding to its audio inventory and chose a CODA Audio system supplied by CODA’s Polish distributor Tommex. I AM MUSIC purchased a system based on CODA Audio’s flagship AiRAY line array (16 units) supplemented by ViRAY (12 units) and SCP-F subs (12 units), complemented by two LINUS T-RACK (12-channel touring rack with 3 x LINUS 14D amplifiers) and a LINUS M-RACK (compact 4-channel touring rack with a single LINUS14D amplifier). A further 4…
Neg Earth Lights supremo Dave Ridgway came to the assistance of Creative Director and Lighting Designer Terry Cook when he was seeking a new generation washlight. “It needed to be bright, versatile, bold and strong,” said the designer, one of three partners at Woodroffe Bassett Design (WBD). And so Ridgway recommended GLP’s impression X5 IP Maxx, promptly arranging a shoot-out. Cook commented: “It brought meanness, real character and was unapologetically angry. It was definitely an AC/DC light,” he exclaims unequivocally. “We have a history of embracing new technology on AC/DC tours and the Power Up tour was no different.” Neg…
Over 200 Robe moving lights were utilised in a lighting show designed by Sven Kučinić of LumiLas for a show by Serbian superstar Milica Pavlović at the Zagreb Arena, Croatia. Kučinić was asked to light the high-profile concert after Pavlović’s show producers saw his light show for Croatian artist Gibonni and decided they wanted to work with him. Kučinić was also contacted by the local show producers Ivan Jurić-Kaćunić, Katijan Knok and Goran Hucaluk. His starting point for the production lighting design was a set concept by Igor Barberić and Nebojša Milojević, which included three interconnected runways coming out from…
Alfie King will now be undertaking a new position at RCF UK. Joining a small team, and reporting to head of RCF UK, Dean Davoile, his duties will vary from behind-the-scenes admin, accounts and marketing, to front-line sales and customer support in the south of England. King has already enjoyed a long career in music and production. Starting out playing guitar and harmonica in local bands around Aylesbury in his teens he soon graduated to helping out behind the sound desk at a local arts centre. He then took the academic route, studying Music Technology at college, and later for…
Members of the Showlight Committee will be meeting visitors on Stand A34 at PLASA. Organised once every four years, Showlight is aimed at anyone involved in the many disciplines of lighting design, each Showlight is organised entirely by volunteers. Showlight 2025 will be heading to Dijon in France where lighting practitioners from across the world will gather to hear a wide variety of exciting talks and exchange ideas in four days of unrivalled networking. This will be the first face-to-face Showlight since 2017 and will be held from 19 to 22 May 2025 at Le Parc des Expositions et Congrès…
When it comes to ‘immersive audio’ what would you say are some of the biggest misnomers about the practice? “The biggest misconception is that it is surround sound. It can be but isn’t always. Immersive audio is a feeling that the audience has. The sense of a sonic environment makes them feel a part of the happening. It is important to state the difference between object-based mixing content and ‘immersive’ content. One is a way to deliver a sound mix in a more organic way that unites the audience with a spatially accurate mix by placing the mix objects in…
FANTEK will be highlighting the importance of safety at PLASA 2024 (booth C17) by showing two new lifting towers that incorporate LoadSense, the company’s new weight sensor. Designed to keep users informed about the amount of load they are handling on their towers, LoadSense promises to reduce instances of overload, which is a common problem in the industry. It also ensures that all FANTEK towers equipped with LoadSense will meet the requirements of the EN17206-2 standard, which establishes the need for an overload warning system in lifting towers. Developed and patented by FANTEK’s engineering team, LoadSense is a completely mechanical…
AbsenLive, Absen’s dedicated live events brand, will be showcased for the first time at Plasa Show 2024. The ‘AbsenLive Experience Zone’ will be on show in the Olympia Room to add a live event atmosphere to the space. The 182m² Experience Zone will transform into a festival stage, featuring Absen’s LED displays. Visitors will experience live event footage and real-time demonstrations. The zone will showcase the versatility of Absen’s LED solutions designed for the live events industry. Central to the display will be the JP5 Pro and JP8 Pro from the AbsenLive Jupiter Pro Series, alongside the Jupiter Series JP6…
Held at Montreal’s Parc Olympique Canada’s largest Latin Music festival, Fuego Fuego, featured an impressive list of stars, including Maluma and Rauw Alejandro. The Onedot team’s goal was to put together a rig that was versatile to express the style of each artist. “The stage brought a good deal of challenges regarding limited rigging loads, rigging trims and wind bracing,” said Jean-Sebastien Guilmette of Onedot. “With a total trim height of 28 feet, we had to be very conscious of every inch of the stage, and needed to ensure that small details were taken into account.” Original thinking helped Guilmette…
Known throughout the industry for the creation of backdrops and scenic elements, Hangman was a mainstay of the live events sector for over 40 years. However, this year the family-run company opted to close its doors, leaving its staff to pursue other options. After some time away, the former Hangman team got together for a drink and began plotting the foundations of a brand-new company to carry on where Hangman left off. Taking up the story was Harry Harrison, Head of Electronics for the newly formed Sceniq. The new company has been set up by its founders as a cooperative.…
All seven stages at Lakefest 2024 featured NEXO sound systems. Total Sound Solutions came over from Swansea to rig the main stage with left and right hangs of 12 NEXO GEO M12s and eight MSUB18s, plus two separate hangs of five GEO M12s for delays and a single hang of GEO M10 for the VIP side hang. Eight RS18 subs were deployed across the front of the stage with additional MSUB18s in a cardioid formation, with NEXO’s versatile P15 point source speakers used for front fills. Sidefill duties on the main stage were performed by a NEXO live sound legend.…
